A king was touring his kingdom on his elephant. Suddenly he stopped in front of a shop in the market and said to his minister‚ "I don’t know why‚ but I want to hang the owner of this shop." The minister was shocked. But before he could ask the king why‚ the king had moved on. The next day‚ the minister went to that shop dressed as one of the locals to see the shopkeeper. He casually asked him how his business was faring. The shopkeeper‚ a sandalwood merchant‚ reported sadly that he had hardly any
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"I am Australian" was released in late 1980s by Bruce Woodley and Dobe Newton. It is a song that celebrates unity in diversity‚ recognising differences in ethnic background and remembrance of its history. It recognises significant events and icons in Australia’s culture‚ history and spirit and many reflects and ’Australian identity’ within the iconography of the song‚ which in itself is an Australian icon. This song was written very recently‚ thus contains many parts of Australian society which older
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In Neither Real Americans nor Real Asians? Multigeneration Asian Ethnics Navigating the Terrain of Authenticity‚ Mia Tuan discusses how Asian Americans today are not fully Asian nor fully American‚ and are characterized as not Asian enough due to the way they behave and/or live. Tuan discusses that when Asians interact with non-Asian people‚ they must “fight” to prove that they are not embracing their Asian roots more than their American roots due to wanting to feel accepted. On the other hand‚ they
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My Childhood Memory When I was aged 3 in 2002 I had an accident at home that I would never forgot. I use to live in Helmsley‚ North Yorkshire and attended a nursery school called Montessori Nursery in a town/village called Wombleton. It was a Thursday I had been at nursery‚ I was very hyper and pumped up bristling with energy‚ my mum had come to collect me to take me home which I didn’t want to do although I had no choice‚ while my mum was making lunch I was watching my favourite programme
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Lost time is never found again I can’t but agree with this proverb. Time is a very precious thing‚ because you can easily lose it and you can never return it. That is why we have to think a lot before doing something in order not to regret it later. We must appreciate every moment as if it is the last one. People must organize their lives in such a way that they have enough time to accomplish everything they dream about. No matter how difficult it can appear to be‚ we must use all our time to reach
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Are you a parent or someone that is always around a child as they are growing up? Are they always being pushed to learn and not play like you did as a child? Now a day‚ children are being pushed way to hard to be “smarter than their peers.” The message to all parents is that‚ there is no longer sufficient way for infants and toddlers to learn independently as they have for millennia through their own curiosity and a little help from their family members when teaching opportunities arise‚ (Hirsh-Pasek
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You expect a comedy’ to tickle your funny bone so you can walk out chuckling. Yes‚ Shall We Dance does raise laughs. But - it also raises some interesting questions. The DVD says it’s A New Comedy About Following Your Own Lead’ and a pun like that is bound to appeal to the individualistic age we are supposed to be living in. It does indeed and yet‚ what is happiness and contentment? Is it a lovely‚ loving and loved spouse and all the trappings of a comfortable settled life? Can there be a
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“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall‚ don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it‚ go through it‚ or work around it.” In these two novels the characters experience obstacles that force them to make difficult decisions. Their lives go from ordinary one day to unimaginable the next. In the world humans populate today‚ it is often seen how the obstacles sprung upon one are hard to overcome. Kazuo Ishiguro’s two novels When we were Orphans and Never Let me Go provide
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consists of a series of small dams on the tributaries of Damodar. There are a few hydel- power stations. 2. The Bhakra-Nangal Project: Bhakra-Nangal Project is a joint venture of Punjab‚ Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. Under this project‚ two dams have been constructed over the river Satluj. They are the Bhakra Dam and the Nangal Dam. The Bhakra-Nangal Project is an example of water management on scientific lines on the largest scale. The Bhakra Dam has been built at a strategic point where two
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What if Rome Never Fell? Rome‚ the eternal city. The center of the civilized world at the time. It held one of the best Army and Navy in its era. It created one of the most important language in the history of man‚ and were masters at building. With such Accomplishments‚ how can a Civilization this grand and accomplished become demolished? And if this Civilization never had fallen‚ how would the ancient and modern world be changed? But one thing if for certain‚ if Rome never had fallen‚ Human development
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